Morning Scan: B of A's Cost-Cutting May Go Deeper; Wealth Manag...

01/20/16

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Earnings: Goldman Sachs' fourth-quarter earnings fell on a $5 billion regulatory penalty. Wall Street Journal

Bank of America took a hacksaw to its expense base during the fourth quarter, slashing expenses by 2% from a year earlier, in part by firing employees, according to American Banker's report on its earnings. B of A may want to find a sharper blade. Much of the cost-cutting at B of A has come from its mortgage-servicing...

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